Monday, September 19, 2011

I have a confession to make...I am a candy-o-holic. I stash away my sweet love so no one will find it! I am secretive and find myself enjoying candy confections and treats after my family goes to sleep for the night. I can't imagine having to share a bite of my sweet love.

One of my biggest addictions is for Caramel Clusters (Turtles). I love the chocolaty goodness that covers the gooey caramel and typically crunchy pecans.

I was thrilled to find a Candy Company that carries bulk Caramel Clusters and has other nut options for their Caramel Clusters.

"Raising the Candy Bar is the latest addition to Illinois Nut & Candy Home of Fantasia Confections. For over a quarter of a century Illinois Nut & Candy formerly Illinois Nut Outlet has been doing just that raising the bar. Since September 2004 Melissa and David's goal has been to constantly raise the candy bar by not only being the largest Kosher candy store in the Midwest but by trying to be the largest niche candy store as well. We offer Gluten Free, Lactose Free, Sugar Free, Organic, Vegan Friendly - all under Kosher supervision.

We have over 600 confections from apple rings to zebra bark. Our expansive selections of nuts are freshly roasted and our dried fruits come from around the world. Our highly trained chocolatiers combined with their experience and our valued recipes have given us world renowned confections such as our own hand made English Toffee as well as our Taffy Apples. Our chocolate confections include miniatures filled with crèmes, barks, dipped glazed fruit, turtles, rocky road bars, and two separate lines of truffles our traditional line and our signature line for the more discriminating pallets. All of our chocolates are available in both a smooth creamy milk chocolate and in a rich semi sweet chocolate. What truly separates us is our commitment to customer service. Our goal is to make your experience a sweet one."

The Illinois Nut & Candy Company assisted with my addiction recently and sent me the most amazing and beautiful assorted box of their Caramel Clusters...and they are going to send one of my lucky bloggy friends the same box to enjoy.

My assortment contained Caramel Clusters..some with tradition pecans, others with cashews and yet some with peanuts.

Look at the gooey caramel!!! I was pleasantly surprised on how different nuts could change the Caramel cluster experience...I think my absolute favorite was the caramel clusters containing cashews. The natural sweetness from the cashews really helped round out this fine confection.

I could tell a huge different in the quality of the nuts used to create each and every cluster. Illinois Nut & Candy Company know how to treat all their ingredients perfectly to help master the challenging art of candy and confection making. (Guess what I still haven't shared any of these delightful clusters with my family.)

Now for the Giveaway Information.....1 Lucky Winner will be selected via Random.org.

The winner will receive an assorted box of Caramel Clusters, just like the one I was lucky enough to sample and review. A $18 Value!!

Open to US residents only age 18 or over. You must complete the Mandatory Entry to be eligible. This giveaway Ends 09/28/11 at 11:59pm MST.

Please leave a separate comment with your email address for each entry that you complete.